Englishdaring
adjective
a lone torpedo-bomber attempted a daring attack on the battleship:
bold, audacious, adventurous, intrepid, venturesome, fearless, brave, unafraid, unshrinking, undaunted, dauntless, valiant, valorous, heroic, dashing;
confident, enterprising;
madcap, rash, reckless, heedless;
informal gutsy, spunky, peppy, pushy;
rare adventuresome, venturous.
▷antonyms cowardly; cautious.
noun
this recording eclipses the others by its sheer daring:
boldness, audacity, temerity, audaciousness, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, courageousness, valour, valorousness, heroism, pluck;
recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness;
adventurousness, enterprise, dynamism, spirit, mettle, confidence;
informal nerve, guts, gutsiness, spunk, grit;
British, informal bottle, ballsiness;
North American, informal moxie, cojones, sand;
vulgar slang balls;
rare venturousness, temerariousness.
▷antonyms cowardice; caution.
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daring Oxford Dictionary of English